Went by an estate sale today and found this this neat heavy canvas print. The sellers dad bought it while stationed in Hawaii in the late 40's-early 50's. It's pretty big, too heavy to be a table cloth.

What would you use it for?

I'll probably end up framing it. I paid a lot for it (I think) 50.00, the colors are nice and bright, and I liked the size. These pictures are off the craigslist ad, I have it in the garage "airing" out.

Printed fabrics like that were commonly sold as souvenirs. Silks were common in the 50s, but if that piece was produced during the war when quality materials were scarce, it might explain the coarser material. Is there any sort of date on it?
_________________"You can't eat real Polynesian food. It's the most horrible junk I've ever tasted." —Trader Vic Bergeron

Some tiki matchbooks, and others of general interest:
Along with my tiki matchbook collection, I also have a lot(maybe 20) of other topical collections I look for on occasion. One is Indians, another is pinups/nudes. A couple additions to those collections are in here too. I really like the loco Redskin with the tomahawk and scalp in his hand! Images like this reminds me when some hippie chicks in my college Native American classes were all pissed of at the Atlanta Braves logo.

I have a couple already from this maker: Hawaiian Discovery. Super happy to get this guy!
Let's take a peek and see what he has:
Hmmmm....

Paperwork tags:
These are the other two I have:
I passed on a Lono and KU from this maker that were with the new one because I'm out of space for Hawaiian stuff right now What else by this company is out there? I've seen a few(5?) that I don't have on ebay over the years. Seems they go a little out of my budget...I think I heard they are/were available at the Bishop Museum gift shop.

Gotta thin the herd at Oasis this year to make room for future acquisitions...What's gonna have to go?
Buzzy Out!

HB, very nice poles!
Found this at a Huntington Beach Goodwill Thurs, Afternoon. I seem to recall that TikiFarm was selling similar ones a couple of years ago. ??? Btw, that’s a ceramic piece adhered to the shaker-not a decal.